ACTIVISM SUCCESS STORIES

Monday, January 29, 2007

The MS research petition drive is nearing its final deadline, and we are getting ever closer to our goal. MS activists are signing the petition by the thousands.

If you haven’t already signed the petition, sign on today. Then tell your friends and family to sign. The deadline is February 12. In March, MS activists will take all the petition signatures to Capitol Hill when they ask legislators for a significant increase in federal funding for MS research. The success of this petition will help move us closer to a world free of MS. Click here to become an MS activist.

Following is the petition progress so far. Since the last update, note that California has advanced significantly and moved into second place among states. And for the first time, the Michigan, Northern California, and Utah State chapters have made the top ten list among all chapters. The petition drive has become a tight competition among some chapters, with many within only a couple hundred signatures of each other.

Friday, January 12, 2007

MS activists from across the map are supporting the MS research petition drive. Thousands of people have signed their name. If you haven’t already done so, sign on today. In addition, the petition is being shared widely online…About.com has written about the petition drive.

And Days of our Lives star and MS ambassador Martha Madison has posted the information on her fan site: www.martha-madison.com

MS activists will take all the petition signatures to Capitol Hill in March, when they ask legislators for a significant increase in federal funding for MS research. The success of this petition will help move us closer to a world free of MS. Click here to become an MS activist.

Following is the petition progress so far. Note that North Carolina has quickly become one of the top states. And that the Greater Illinois Chapter has continuously improved their position, successfully pushing into the top three among MS Society Chapters nationwide:

Monday, January 8, 2007

The MS community is actively signing on to the petition to increase funding for MS research. We are in the final stretch and need your help during this last month to add as many signatures as we can by February.

Your signatures will demonstrate the importance of the MS movement in supporting a significant increase in federal funding for MS research. The success of this petition will move us closer to a world free of MS. Following is our progress so far:

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